'This Indian team needs to play well collectively in South Africa'

'This Indian team needs to play well collectively in South Africa'

Team India may have struggled to get going in the ODIs on the pacy and bouncy South African pitches, but out-of-favour India opener Gautam Gambhir insists that it has the potential to beat the very best.

He urged Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men to take a leaf from the previous tour, when the visitors did well.

"In South Africa you need to be patient and show a lot of mental toughness," said Gambhir.

"You have to be gutsy and have the grit to succeed in adverse conditions. One needs to have the ability to go out and hang in there despite all odds."